The management consultants that ate Canberra

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Since coming to power the federal Coalition has chipped away at the public service, increasingly outsourcing key functions of government to private companies.In the past 18 months everything from the vaccine rollout strategy, to advice on manufacturing the vaccine has been contracted out to management consultants.The trend has raised important questions about transparency, and the long-term sustainability of government services.Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on how private management consultants took over the public service.Guest: Senior Reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick MortonBackground reading: How private management consultants took over the public service in The Saturday PaperStay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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